The Hamilton rating scales for depression: a critical review of clinimetric properties of different versions

D Carrozzino, C Patierno, GA Fava… - Psychotherapy and …, 2020 - karger.com
The format of the original Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) was unstructured:
only general instructions were provided for rating individual items. Over the years, a number …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors versus placebo in patients with major depressive disorder. A systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential …

JC Jakobsen, KK Katakam, A Schou, SG Hellmuth… - BMC psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background The evidence on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for major
depressive disorder is unclear. Methods Our objective was to conduct a systematic review …

Depression in the elderly

WD Taylor - New England journal of medicine, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Depression in the Elderly Late-life depression (occurring in persons 60
years of age or older) is common and is often associated with coexisting medical illness …

Effects of citalopram and interpersonal psychotherapy on depression in patients with coronary artery disease: the Canadian Cardiac Randomized Evaluation of …

F LespÚrance, N Frasure-Smith, D Koszycki… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextFew randomized controlled trials have evaluated the efficacy of treatments for major
depression in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). None have simultaneously …

Efficacy of antidepressants for late-life depression: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of placebo-controlled randomized trials

E Tedeschini, Y Levkovitz, N Iovieno… - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Late-life depression is an important public health issue, given the growing
proportion of the elderly relative to the general population in the developed world. The …

Maintenance treatment of major depression in old age

CF Reynolds III, MA Dew, BG Pollock… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Elderly patients with major depression, including those having a first episode,
are at high risk for recurrence of depression, disability, and death. Methods We tested the …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

D Veale, A Roberts - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterised by the presence of obsessions or
compulsions, or commonly of both. OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder after …

Differences in adverse effect reporting in placebo groups in SSRI and tricyclic antidepressant trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W Rief, Y Nestoriuc, A von Lilienfeld-Toal, I Dogan… - Drug Safety, 2009 - Springer
Background: Biases in adverse effect reporting in randomized controlled trials (RCTs)[eg
due to investigator expectations or assessment quality] can be quantified by studying the …

Efficacy of second generation antidepressants in late-life depression: a meta-analysis of the evidence

JC Nelson, K Delucchi, LS Schneider - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Objective Second-generation antidepressants are commonly used to treat major depression
in late-life. This systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the …

Comparative benefits and harms of second-generation antidepressants: background paper for the American College of Physicians

G Gartlehner, BN Gaynes, RA Hansen… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Background: Second-generation antidepressants dominate the management of major
depressive disorder, dysthymia, and subsyndromal depression. Evidence on the …